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Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy18 reviews
Andro Linklater

Walker & Company, 2002

How Surveyors Defined the Lives of Americans
The new United States ran up a huge debt during the War for Independence. In the days before income taxes, the government turned to selling off federal lands to pay it down. But until lands were surveyed, they couldn't be sold. The need for funds was urgent, so surveys had to be completed quickly. The expedient solution was to use grids based on the 66-foot Gunter's Chain, ignoring natural ... 		  
  







  
  
The U.S. of EH?: How Canada Secretly Controls the United States and Why That's OK3 reviews
Kerry Colburn, Rob Sorensen

Chronicle Books, 2008

Hilarious and maybe true???
I just bought 2 copies of this book for some American friends who are moving to Canada. This is the PERFECT gift for any Canadians or Americans! Its packed with real facts about why Canada is behind everything American's think is great. If the Republicans take over the Oval Office again in 2009, I'm going to study this book so that I can move to Canada and pretend I'm one of 'em, eh? 		  
  







  
  
Hometown Revelations - How America's cities, towns, and states acquired their names5 reviews
Mark Usler

DM Enterprises Inc., 2006

Fun Trivia for your next road trip!
I always wondered how that town got that funny or unusual name. A great book for your trivia friend or for the next time you take a road trip. There is a lot of interesting and humorous stories in this book. 		  
  







  
  
The U.N. Exposed: How the United Nations Sabotages America's Security and Fails the World37 reviews
Eric Shawn

Sentinel Trade, 2006

Fine Report on the Truth of the UN's Shortcommings
The UN is really messing things up in the extreme since the 1990's. Kofi Annan was a total failure and very corrupted, as were many of their endeavors in Africa and Europe. 1. The UN just decided out of the blue (Not blue helmets!) that they were against mercenary groups who have done allot of incredible things for Africa, especially since many are former South African or Rhodesian ... 		  
  







  
  
The United States of Appalachia: How Southern Mountaineers Brought Independence, Culture, and Enlightenment ...15 reviews
Jeff Biggers

Shoemaker & Hoard, 2007

Great Read
I saw this author at the Virginia Book Festival. He is a terrific speaker. I sat spellbound for all of his presentation--or reading. The book, I was afraid, might let me down, but it didn't. It is as inspiring as Biggers' speaking style. In it, the author peels off one incredible story after another--most of which I had never heard before--from the time of the Cherokee and their Renaissance ... 		  
  







  
  
Freedom From Oil: How the Next President Can End the United States' Oil Addiction17 reviews
David Sandalow

McGraw-Hill, 2007

Well versed. Clear & Concise. A MUST READ
This book is a must read for the right the left and everyone in between. It covers all bases, clearly explaining what will work and what won't. It show's why it won't be easy and will not happen within the next president's (first) term at the least. This is a big problem for the world at large and is going to take a serious effort by everyone from the top on down to solve it. Should be ... 		  
  







  
  
How to Ruin the United States of America12 reviews
Ben Stein, Phil DeMuth

New Beginnings Press, 2008

I hope everyone reads and thinks about what this terrific book has to say.
I hope you take the time to read this terrific book. It won't take very long to read, but I hope you ponder its meaning for a long time to come. In a way it is one of those tests that reveals who you are by your responses to what it says. I found myself deeply in sympathy with what Ben Stein and Phil DeMuth say in these pages and I think that most people who truly love America for its history, ... 		  
  







  
  
Bananas!: How The United Fruit Company Shaped the World16 reviews
Peter Chapman

Canongate U.S., 2008

Bananas
This is a well-researched and timely book. The writing sometimes is a bit "gee-whiz", presumably because the author is not American and he brings a foreign angle to events that are better-known to American readers than to Europeans. 		  
  







  
  
United We Brand: How to Create a Cohesive Brand That's Seen, Heard, and Remembered7 reviews

Harvard Business School Press, 2003

Clarity, Cohesion, and Impact
Several hundred books on marketing and branding have been published since Ted Levitt's seminal article ""Marketing Myopia" appeared in the Harvard Business Review (September 1, 1975). He later wrote The Marketing Imagination (1986) which remains "must reading" for anyone directly or indirectly involved with marketing. There are several excellent recently published books on brand management and ... 		  
  







  
  
How to Prepare for the AP United States History (Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap United States History ...22 reviews
William O. Kellogg

Barron's Educational Series, 2004

It worked
This book will probably not suffice on its own, but coupled with my textbook and the internet, I was able to cover all the material in a couple months. My AP class wasn't very good and I didn't know anything about history. I bought this book and used the outline at the back of the book to cover what I needed to know- the rest wasn't very helpful, but the outline made up for it. I did use the ... 		  
  







  
  
Little Brown Brother (HOW THE UNITED STATES PURCHASED AND PACIFIED THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AT THE CENTURY'S ...2 reviews

HISTORY BOOK CLUB, 2006

LITTLE BROWN BROTHER
FIRST READ THIS BOOK 50 + YEARS AGO. EXCELLENT HISTORY BY AUTHOR WITH ANTI-IMPERIALIST BIAS. (GADS, CAN THE USA...1898.. BE AS BAD AS THOSE EUROPEANS?). WHATEVER HIS BIAS HE GETS THE FACTS STRAIGHT. I ALWAYS WANTED THIS BOOK ON MY BOOKSHELF. WILL MAKE GOOD RE-READING. 		  
  







  
  
House United, A: How Christ-Centered Unity Can End Church Division
Francis Frangipane

Chosen, 2006

Few works of the enemy are so destructive, so wrenching to the body of Christ as division in a church congregation. The reasons are many and include ambition, bitterness, and jealousy. Once a wedge is driven into the heart of a church, the congregation and pastor are usually destroyed by bitterness, gossip, rebellion and even hatred. Until now wounded flocks and broken pastors have had little direction for healing. With candor and insight, ... 		  
  







  
  
A Nation Transformed by Information: How Information Has Shaped the United States from Colonial Times to the ...4 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

An exciting history of information media.
This book is a collection of essays on the movement of information, and how it has transformed the United States from its colonial beginnings to today. At the very beginning, the founders of the country subsidized the transportation of newspapers through the postal system; this allowed the free flow of information between cities and states, across the entire continent. As technology increased, it ... 		  
  







  
  
The United Nations, Iran, and Iraq: How Peacemaking Changed (An Institute for the Study of Diplomacy)
Hume

Indiana University Press, 1994

"...a serious and insightful account of the changing role of the UN in the Iran-Iraq conflict...by an able diplomat who was directly involved." - Shibley Telhami. In 1985, faced with conflicts involving Iran and Iraq, the United Nations Security Council's permanent members joined forces for the first time to mobilize the U. N. against threats to international peace and security. Cameron R. Hume's authoritative account follows the transformation ... 		  
  







  
  
How Should the United States Treat Prisoners in the War on Terror? (At Issue Series)

Greenhaven Press, 2005

The United States has detained hundreds of people in its attempt to subdue terrorism around the globe. But because the war on terror is an unconventional war, it is not always clear what rights these detainees have or how they should be treated. How Should the United States. Treat Prisoners in the War on Terror, explores the variety of perspectives regarding how the United States should deal with the prisoners in the war on terror. (20020801) 		  
  







  
  
Our Federal Government: How It Works : An Introduction to the United States Government (Dodd, Mead Quality ...
Patricia C. Acheson

Dodd Mead, 1984

Describes the complexities of the United States government, from the basic elements of the Constitution, the three branches, and the Federal Judiciary to the growth of the independent agencies. 		  
  







  
  
Kiss the Boys Goodbye: How the United States Betrayed its Own POWs in Vietnam22 reviews
Monika Jenson-Stevenson, William Stevenson

McClelland & Stewart, 1999

Kiss the boys goodbye
This tells to whole story...how could we as civilized people forget some of the bravest men Amarica has produced?? I was in the Army, 67-70 and I am totally ashamed to be an American...she tells to facts, and you can decide how it effects you. 		  
  







  




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